TY - BOOK AU - Jones,Garett TI - 10% less democracy: why you should trust elites a little more and the masses a little less SN - 9781503611214 AV - JC423 .L477 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Stanford, California PB - Stanford University Press KW - Democracy KW - Representative government and representation KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - Economic policy KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Introduction : the source of my idea --; The big benefits of a small dose of democracy --; Longer terms, braver politicians --; Central bank "independence" --; The 2% solution --; This chapter does not apply to your country --; Bondholders as a separate and coequal branch of government --; Jonathan Rauch, prophet of political realism --; The hard case of the European Union --; Singapore : flourishing with 40% less democracy --; Conclusion : buying the right dose of democracy; 2; b N2 - Democracy is a matter of degree, and this book offers mainstream empirical evidence that shows how rich democracies would be better off with a few degrees less of it UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2277583&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -